Common English Names to Pin Yin - Sheet1 Flashcards
buffalo horn
Shui Niu Jiao (Cornn Bubali)-
Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood
-bark of goji berry tree
Di Gu Pi (Cortex Lycii Radicis) -Herbs that Clear Heat and Cool the Blood
-honeysuckle
Jin Yin Hua (Flos Lonicerae Japoniae) - Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity
-dandelion
Pu Gong Ying (Herba Taraxaci Mongolicicum Radix)
- Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity
-Andrographis
Chuan Xin Lian (Herba Andrographitis Paniculatae)- Clear Heat- Resolve Toxicity
-selenite
Shi Gao (Gypsum fibrosum)- Clear Heat- Drain Fire
-Watermelon
Xi Gua (Fructus Citrulli Vulgaris)- Clear Summer Heat
artemesia
Qing Hao (Herba Artemisiae Annuae)
-Clear Summer Heat
vitex
Man Jing Zi (Fructus Viticis)
Cool Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
-Apricot Seed/Kernel
Xing Ren (Semen Pruni Armeniacae) -Relieve Coughing and Wheezing
-cinnamon twigs
Gui Zhi - (Ramulus Cinnamomi Cassiae)Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
-shiso leaf
Zi Su Ye - (Perillae Folium) -Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
-ginger
Sheng Jiang (Uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) - Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
-giner peel
Sheng Jiang Pi
(Uncooked Rhizoma Zingiberis) -Warm and Acrid Herbs that Release the Exterior
-abalone shell
Shí Jué Míng (Concha Haliotidis)
-Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
-oyster shell
Mŭ Lì (Concha Ostreae) -
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
Lóng Gŭ (Os Draconis)
-dragon bone
Lóng Gŭ (Os Draconis)
Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
-magnetite
Cí Shí (Magnetitum) Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
-hematite
Dài Zhĕ Shí(Haematitum) Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
-pearl
Zhēn Zhū (Concha Margaratiferae) -Anchor the Yang + Calm the Spirit
-patchouli
Huò Xiāng (Herba Pogostemonis) -Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
-magnolia
bark
Hòu Pò (Cortex Magnolia Officinalis) -Aromatic Herbs that transform Damp
-hemp seeds
Huŏ Má Rén (Cannabis Semen) -Moist Laxatives
-bush cherry pit
Yù Lĭ Rén (Semen Pruni)
-“constrained plum pit” -Moist Laxatives
aloe
Lú Huì (Herba Aloes) Purgatives
-Senna leaf
Fān Xiè Yè (Folium Sennae)Purgatives
-antelope horn
Líng Yáng Jiăo (Comu Antelopis Saiga-tatarici) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-silkworm
(Bai) Jiāng Cán (Bombyx Batryticatus) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-centipide
Wú Gōng (Scolopendra Subspinipes) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-scorpion
Quán Xiē (Buthus Martensi) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-cattle
gallstone
Niú Huáng (Calculus Bovis)- Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-earthworm
Dì Lóng (Lumbricus) -Extinguish Wind and Stop Tremors
-hawthorne berry
Shān Zhā (Fructus Crataegi) Food Stagnation Herb
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-barley sprout/malt
Mài Yá (Fructus Germinatus Hordei Vulgaris -Food Stagnation Herb
-rice sprout
Gŭ Yá (Fructus Germinatus Oryzae Sativae) -Food Stagnation Herb
-radish sprout
Lái Fú Zĭ (Semen Raphani Sativi) -Food Stagnation Herb
-chicken gizzard
Jī Nèi Jīn (Endothelium Corneum Gigeriae Galli) -Food Stagnation Herb
-cinnabar
- herb not used frequently because toxicity
Zhū Shā (Cinnabais) -Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
-amber
Hŭ Pò (Succinum)
Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
-flourite
Zĭ Shí Yīng (Fluoritum)
-Nourish the Heart + Calm the Spirit
-frankincense
Rŭ Xiāng
(Olibanum) -Activate the blood
-myrrh
Mò Yào (Myrrha) -Activate the blood
-Indian turmeric/curcumin
Yù Jīn (Radix Curcuma) -Activate the blood
-motherwort
Yì Mŭ Căo (Leonuris Herba (cardiaca) -Activate the blood
-motherwort seeds
Chōng Wèi Zĭ (Leonuris Herba cardiaca semen) -Activate the blood
-peach seed
Táo Rén (Semen Persica) -Activate the blood
-saffron/safflower
Hóng Huā (Flos Carthami) -Activate the blood
-pangolin sales :(
Chuān Shān Jiă (manitis squama) -Activate the blood
-flying squirrel feces
Wŭ Líng Zhī (trogopterori faeces) -Activate the blood
-papaya
Mù Guā (Fructus Chaenomelis Lagenariae)- Expel Wind Damp
“Mulberry twig”
Sāng Zhī (Ramulus Mori Alba) -Expel Wind Damp
-mistletoe
Sāng Jì Shēng (herba taxilli) -Expel Wind Damp
-dried snake
Bái Huā Shé (Agkistrodon Seu Bungarus) -Expel Wind Damp
-loofah
Sī Guā Luò (Luffae Fructus Retinervus) -Expel Wind Damp
-water plantain
Zé Xiè (Rhizoma Alismatis) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-barley
Yì Yĭ Rén (Semen Coicis Lachyrma-jobi) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-winter melon seed
Dōng Guā Zĭ (Ren) (Semen Benacasae Hipidae) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-ginger peel
Shēng Jiāng Pí (Pericarpium Zingiberis)
Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-plantain seeds
Chē Qián Zĭ (Semen Plantaginis) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
Talcum
Huá Shí (talcum) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-Adzuki Bean
Chì Xiăo Dòu (Semen Phaseoli Calcarati) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-cornsilks
Yù Mĭ Xū (Stylus Zea Mays) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-winter cold melon seeds
Dōng Kuí Zĭ (Semen Malvae) -Drain Damp- Dieuretics
-“old peel”
-tangerine peel
Chén Pí (Pericarpium Citri Reticulatae) -Regulate Qi
-blue green peel
-immature tangerine
Qīng Pí (Citri reticulatae viride Pericarpium) -Regulate Qi
-red tangerine peel
Jú Hóng (Exocarpium Citri Rubrum) -Regulate Qi
-ripe bitter orange
Zhĭ Ké (Fructus Aurantii) -Regulate Qi
-unripe bitter orange
Zhĭ Shí (Citri Aurantii Immaturus) -Regulate Qi
-sandalwood
Tán Xiāng (Lignum Santali Albi) Regulate Qi
-mugwort
Stops bleeding- warms the channels - Ai Yè (Folium artemisiae argyi folium)
Ginseng
Ren Shen (Ginseng Radix) -Tonify qi
astralagus
“Huang Qi (Astragali Radix) -astralagus” -Tonify qi
chinese yam
Shan Yao (Dioscoreae Rhizoma) -chinese yam- -Tonify qi
-jujube-chinese date
Da Zao (Jujubae Fructus) -Tonify qi
-licorice root
Gan Cao (Glycyrrhizae Radix) -Tonify qi
-eluthro-siberian ginseng
Ci Wu Jia (Eleuthrococco/Acanthopanacis Radix et Caulus) -Tonify qi
malt sugar
Yi Tang (Maltosum) -Tonify qi